Anna Soubry and Chuka Umunna say MPs could block hard Brexit

Tory rebel Anna Soubry and Labour’s Chuka Umunna say only the British people can stop Brexit – but MPs could block an exit from the single market and customs union. The pro-European MPs told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show there was a...

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Australia says yes to post-Brexit free trade agreement with the UK

Australia say they would like to be able to negotiate a free trade agreement with the UK after Brexit. Australia’s High Commissioner Alexander Downer refused to state on the Today programme whether he thought the UK should stay in a customs union...

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UKIP leader Henry Bolton defends Jo Marney relationship

UKIP leader confident of party backing despite admitting “strong affections” for Jo Marney.

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Will Labour’s plan to bring public services in-house work?

The recent collapse of Carillion and the ending of the East Coast Rail franchise early has emboldened the Labour party to push its agenda for renationalising key services such as rail, water and energy. But that’s not all, the party is looking...

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Penny Mordaunt: Charities who lack 'moral leadership' face losing government backing

The international development secretary said that Oxfam did “the wrong thing” whilst being interviewed on The Andrew Marr Show.

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Andrew Mitchell ‘cannot remember’ Oxfam case

Andrew Mitchell, who was international development secretary in 2011, told BBC’s Newsnight the case at Oxfam was a “shudderingly awful tale” that was “terrible on every single level”. However, he was not clear whether he had been told about the incident when...

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How the next European Commission president is chosen

The spitzenkandidat process is the method by which the next European Commission president is chosen.

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Johnson’s constituents asked about Jacob Rees-Mogg

Conservative backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg has broken through from the relative obscurity of the backbenches and is rarely off the TV, often trending on social media and is a hit with the Tory grassroots. But what do the public make of a man...

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Theresa May on negative comments: 'You just get used to it'

The prime minister tells vlogger Nikki Lilly about having a thick skin and her life as a teenager.

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Suffragettes had to win allies in male-only Parliaments

Campaigners needed to win allies in the all-male Parliaments of the day. Why did the politicians eventually agree to change the law in 1918 giving women the right to vote? Find out on “Suffragette Allies” on BBC Parliament at 8.30pm on Sunday...

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Brexit: Irish Europe minister calls for UK’s border plans

Ireland’s Europe minister has said it is yet to see proposals from the UK on what is and what is not possible for the Irish border post-Brexit. Helen McEntee told the Today Programme the issue becomes “more and more difficult the more...

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John Humphrys put on spot over Carrie Gracie remarks by Jo Swinson

MP Jo Swinson turned the tables on John Humphrys live on air, asking the Today presenter if he had apologised to Carrie Gracie over remarks he made about the gender pay gap. The Lib Dem deputy leader threw in the question at...

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PMQs: Corbyn and May on police cuts and Labour’s economic plans

The prime minister was challenged about “relentless cuts” to police, probation services and social services which has left the country “less safe” by the Labour leader. Theresa May said the opposition’s economic plans would “bankrupt Britain” and leave the police with less...

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PMQs: Corbyn and May on gun crime and police funding

Jeremy Corbyn quoted a Conservative MP and the chief constable of Merseyside as he questioned the prime minister on gun crime and police funding. Theresa May said her government was protecting and increasing police budgets and that the Labour leader “does not...

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Dennis Skinner: I won’t be celebrating my birthday

Dennis Skinner says he will not be marking his 86th birthday this Sunday as he does not believe in celebrating “things like that”. The veteran Labour MP was reminded of his big day by Commons Speaker John Bercow as he was about...

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Greg Clark: UK seeking tariff-free trade with EU

Business Secretary Greg Clark tells BBC Breakfast the UK’s aims in Brexit negotiations are very clear.

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Votes for women: Suffragette actions in Houses of Parliament

It is 100 years since the Representation of the People Act gave some women the vote for the first time, and extended the franchise so most men in the UK could vote. Daily Politics reporter Ellie Price spoke to Mari Takayanagi, co-curator...

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Katie Price calls on MPs to make online abuse criminal offence

Katie Price is calling on MPs to make online abuse a criminal offence, after her disabled son Harvey faced abuse on social media. The reality TV star and model told Daily Politics reporter Elizabeth Glinka that she would not be allowed to...

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Actress Joanna Lumley reads Emmeline Pankhurst’s Freedom or Death speech

It’s 100 years since some women won the right to vote. To celebrate here is Joanna Lumley (whose great-grandmother was a suffragette in New Zealand) reading an extract from Emmeline Pankhurst’s famous speech Freedom or Death, delivered in the United States in...

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What is happening with the sexual harassment report in Westminster?

Allegations of sexual harassment and bullying rocked Westminster when they emerged last autumn. By the end of the year, two cabinet ministers had resigned and several MPs from different parties had been suspended pending investigations. The government promised action, and announced a...

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